Lott, Pooi Wah and McKibbin, Martin (2021) Prevalence of dark without pressure and angioid streaks in sickle cell disease. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina, 52 (11). pp. 620-622. ISSN 2325-8160, DOI https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20211026-01.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of areas of dark without pressure (DWOP) and angioid streaks (AS) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a consecutive series of 77 adults with SCD. RESULTS: DWOP appeared as multiple patches in 35 of the affected eyes and as a single lesion in 3 eyes. OCT finding demonstrated the ellipsoid layer was hyporeflective in DWOP. AS were identified in six cases (3.9%) and were bilateral in five cases. The prevalence of AS was higher with increasing age, being 67% in the patients older than age 45 years. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of DWOP in adults with SCD is 25% in this study, which is higher than previously reported, and the prevalence of AS is around 4%, which is midway between prior estimates. Recognition of the clinical examination and imaging features of DWOP reduce the need for additional investigation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Dark without pressure; Angioid streaks; Sickle cell disease |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RE Ophthalmology > Ophthalmology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Department of Ophthalmology |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2022 06:46 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Apr 2022 06:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/26884 |
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